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Recent Examples of stepmother
This magical compulsion forces Ella to obey any command given to her, no matter how harmful or absurd, and Ella’s cruel stepmother Dame Olga (Joanna Lumley) and wicked stepsisters Hattie (Lucy Punch) and Olive (Jennifer Higham) constantly take advantage.
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
When her pregnant stepmother goes into labor, Seneca discovers a surprising secret about her father.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Cate Blanchett is relatively subdued as Cinderella’s wicked stepmother, with her shrieking stepsisters picking up most of the slack.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
He is survived by Plaza, his mother Barbara Stern, stepfather Roger Stern, father Scott Baena, stepmother Michele Baena, brother Brad Baena, stepsister Bianca Gabay and stepbrother Jed Fluxman.
—Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
When her pregnant stepmother goes into labor, Seneca discovers a surprising secret about her father.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Cate Blanchett is relatively subdued as Cinderella’s wicked stepmother, with her shrieking stepsisters picking up most of the slack.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
He is survived by Plaza, his mother Barbara Stern, stepfather Roger Stern, father Scott Baena, stepmother Michele Baena, brother Brad Baena, stepsister Bianca Gabay and stepbrother Jed Fluxman.
—Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepmother
Noun
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Much of this nostalgia stems from decorations from Kendall’s childhood handed down from her mom Kris–most notably her collection of Christopher Radko tree ornaments.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
20 Jan. 2025
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Mom Spots Coyote Looking at Her Twins ‘Like a Snack’ in Backyard By Daniella Gray Family and Parenting Reporter 0 A mom's chilling encounter with a coyote lurking in her backyard has gone viral.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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This sparked a national debate with doctors, riding-club officials, legislators, animal-welfare advocates, and society matrons voicing their opinions on women openly straddling bikes and horses in public.—
Rebecca Scofield / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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The two-year-old daughter of the steward and the matron, who were married, scampered around the wards and played with the residents.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Lao Wang Noodle House, which has served as the literal matriarch and patriarch of Denver’s soup dumpling scene for a quarter of a century, will close on Feb. 15.—
Jonathan Shikes,
The Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2025
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The matriarch of the illustrious Quartermaine family, Monica owns the coveted Quartermaine Mansion and is the former chief of staff and most recent board chairman of General Hospital.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Banks is one hard-working mamma, and that’s just fine with her.—
Angel Saunders,
Peoplemag,
30 Oct. 2023
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God bless my mamma in heaven!—
Harper's Bazaar Staff,
Harper's BAZAAR,
25 Apr. 2021
Noun
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Protected her and wouldn't let anybody but momma and us near.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Tiffany Rowan's 18-year-old dachshund, appropriately named Oscar, is a bit of a momma's boy.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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At the tender age of 12, Piper Lowe has become a TV star and her proud mama can’t help but share photos of the family’s new celebrity on Facebook.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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And their mama is going to be crying my kid, my kid, my sweet innocent kid.—
Keith Daniels,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepmother. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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